The Effect of Preoperative Hugging With Family Members on Preoperative Anxiety Levels and Postoperative Pain

University of Health Sciences Balikesir Hospital Eduation and Research

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Non-Pharmacological Interventions; Postoperative Pain Management; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.; Other: The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07369544

MTÜ-AAD-2025/154

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized prospective study is to examine the effect of preoperative family hugging (for at least 20 seconds) on preoperative anxiety levels and postoperative pain.

The main question the study aims to answer is:

• Does preoperative hugging reduce anxiety levels?
• Does preoperative hugging reduce postoperative pain scores? Anxiety and pain scores will be evaluated between patients who hugged and those who did not hug their family members before surgery, and whether hugging has an effect will be assessed.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-75 years of age
• ASA 1 and ASA-2 patients

Exclusion criteria

• emergency surgery
• malignancy surgery
• neurological and psychiatric illnesses
• chronic pain
• substance abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups

Hugging group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patients will be given the opportunity to hug family members for at least 20 seconds before the surgery.

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

standard practice

Treatment:

Other: The standard anesthesia protocol will be followed